as in husband
the male partner in a marriage
I'll check with the mister and see if we're free that weekend
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Plus, the water droplets can concentrate the light on the grapes and burn them, so misters must be run until the sun sets to keep the droplets from collecting.
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Lauren Sommer, NPR, 9 Sep. 2024
In the summer months, tribal members, mostly living in mobile homes, stay cool with swamp coolers and outside misters.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2024
Superfan Tina Irish donned a neon yellow fishnet top, a common sight outside the concert venue, but accessorized it with a matching portable fan and mister to stay cool.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 10 July 2024
So emergency rooms pump patients with cool fluids intravenously, spray them with misters, put ice packs in armpits and groins and place them on a chilling mat with cold water running inside it.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune Well, 21 June 2024
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Lauren Sommer, NPR, 9 Sep. 2024
In the summer months, tribal members, mostly living in mobile homes, stay cool with swamp coolers and outside misters.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2024
Superfan Tina Irish donned a neon yellow fishnet top, a common sight outside the concert venue, but accessorized it with a matching portable fan and mister to stay cool.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 10 July 2024
So emergency rooms pump patients with cool fluids intravenously, spray them with misters, put ice packs in armpits and groins and place them on a chilling mat with cold water running inside it.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune Well, 21 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for mister
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“Mister.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mister. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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